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Originally posted by Lincscarlet Lincscarlet wrote:

Our discipline was vastly improved last night, the only reason the penalty count was so high was because Brace only saw what he wanted to see. 

Also after we didn’t bother to even turn up vs ospreys or dragons, the turnaround to beating Ulster and being unhappy with an away draw vs a higher placed team is a remarkable turnaround in only a few weeks  for the first time since Blackett joined I’m actually excited to see what the team does for the rest of the season 

The two issues I want to see addressed are the attack and the white line fever. 

Because we try to go wide as quickly as possible in attack, every team that blitzes their 13 into a dog leg cuts our attack off every time and we are forced to kick aimlessly. We need more variety in the backs moves. 

Forwards. A couple of times we were fruitlessly going 1 at a time vs a set and waiting defence on their line, just waiting to hold us up or force a knock on etc. the forwards just carried on rather than letting the 9 play the ball away and try further down the line. Or maybe the 9 isn’t commanding enough. Also on rolling mauls, once the ref calls one stop, I was always taught as a hooker you’ve got 3 seconds to get the ball out before the ref has the chance to make a wrong call. I really think we should have planned backs moves off mauls like we do scrums. I’m yet to see it. 

Overall though, bloody well done Nige on the improvements 

Excellent and totally agree about refs especially Brace ....I've posted refs only see what they want to see.
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A night’s sleep and the fog has cleared. Even Ladram has woken up with a joyous post. Saturday dawns with a smile.

Plenty of plusses to take from last night, after our surprising slip to 13-3 iirc. Well done to the entire travelling team and supporters who saw less of the match than expected.

A 10 with a poker face, flair, deception and lots of guts and skill going forward or in defence. Bravo Carwyn on your first start. Macs Page who went from struggling under the high ball, unable to catch many early on, to scoring the match drawing try. Jac Davies with another seriously impressive outing, too.

Either side could’ve won with the kicks. A draw after the half-time score was welcome. Naturally, a win would’ve been even more welcome, however, that’s just one night. More important was seeing the ability that is in the wings when everyone’s around.

A word for the less experienced players and not being error-free. Everyone strives for perfection. Some have been striving for a long time and are much-improved players over the years. Perfection is elusive. For the wise and determined, the experience of last night will help to improve their choices, performances etc in matches to come. 

Others have mentioned the return of Tomi Lewis. Add me to the list. There’s joy of when he plays and the promise that he brings to our attacking threat. A cool finish for his try after the great movement from the backs, led by Carwyn. Last night, Tomi also got stuck in with a couple of key tackles, one of which I thought was mistaken identity by the commentators. They were correct, not me.

Many thanks to John, amongst others, for their diligent watching and reporting of the upcoming talents. It’s a pleasure to see them take their first steps in the URC.

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Originally posted by lofty evans lofty evans wrote:

Originally posted by Lincscarlet Lincscarlet wrote:

Our discipline was vastly improved last night, the only reason the penalty count was so high was because Brace only saw what he wanted to see. 

Also after we didn’t bother to even turn up vs ospreys or dragons, the turnaround to beating Ulster and being unhappy with an away draw vs a higher placed team is a remarkable turnaround in only a few weeks  for the first time since Blackett joined I’m actually excited to see what the team does for the rest of the season 

The two issues I want to see addressed are the attack and the white line fever. 

Because we try to go wide as quickly as possible in attack, every team that blitzes their 13 into a dog leg cuts our attack off every time and we are forced to kick aimlessly. We need more variety in the backs moves. 

Forwards. A couple of times we were fruitlessly going 1 at a time vs a set and waiting defence on their line, just waiting to hold us up or force a knock on etc. the forwards just carried on rather than letting the 9 play the ball away and try further down the line. Or maybe the 9 isn’t commanding enough. Also on rolling mauls, once the ref calls one stop, I was always taught as a hooker you’ve got 3 seconds to get the ball out before the ref has the chance to make a wrong call. I really think we should have planned backs moves off mauls like we do scrums. I’m yet to see it. 

Overall though, bloody well done Nige on the improvements 

Excellent and totally agree about refs especially Brace ....I've posted refs only see what they want to see.


Next you’ll be saying they need their one eye realigned by a Scarlets ophthalmologist. 
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One last thought about Carwyn - he's been praised a lot on the forum, but I hadn't seen him before. It's to his credit that he looked completely at home at this level - not in the least tentative or nervous. A good start.

But... there was just one X-factor moment which gives a clue as to why others rate him so highly - he was moving towards the RH touchline and running oot of space -looked as if he'd be tackled in possession - but a really clever slip pass out the back went into the winger's hands (Macs, presumably). Excellent skills there. 

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Originally posted by Eastern outpost Eastern outpost wrote:

Originally posted by lofty evans lofty evans wrote:

Originally posted by Lincscarlet Lincscarlet wrote:

Our discipline was vastly improved last night, the only reason the penalty count was so high was because Brace only saw what he wanted to see. 

Also after we didn’t bother to even turn up vs ospreys or dragons, the turnaround to beating Ulster and being unhappy with an away draw vs a higher placed team is a remarkable turnaround in only a few weeks  for the first time since Blackett joined I’m actually excited to see what the team does for the rest of the season 

The two issues I want to see addressed are the attack and the white line fever. 

Because we try to go wide as quickly as possible in attack, every team that blitzes their 13 into a dog leg cuts our attack off every time and we are forced to kick aimlessly. We need more variety in the backs moves. 

Forwards. A couple of times we were fruitlessly going 1 at a time vs a set and waiting defence on their line, just waiting to hold us up or force a knock on etc. the forwards just carried on rather than letting the 9 play the ball away and try further down the line. Or maybe the 9 isn’t commanding enough. Also on rolling mauls, once the ref calls one stop, I was always taught as a hooker you’ve got 3 seconds to get the ball out before the ref has the chance to make a wrong call. I really think we should have planned backs moves off mauls like we do scrums. I’m yet to see it. 

Overall though, bloody well done Nige on the improvements 

Excellent and totally agree about refs especially Brace ....I've posted refs only see what they want to see.


Next you’ll be saying they need their one eye realigned by a Scarlets ophthalmologist. 


I'm consistently consistent....its the same in football your bottom of the league you get zero, years and years of watching sport has allowed me to base my belief that refs have a perception and don't look at calls fairly.
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Oh, and a last thought about Jac Davies - I haven't seen a great deal of him yet, but he looks to me to be a 'Carwyn James' player - in other words, someone who is constantly thinking about what the best play might be. He's not playing to a script, as far as I can see - and so much the better.
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The most pleasing thing about the last few weeks has been the emergence of a few youngsters who seem immediately up to standard. 

Josh Morse did well in his c.20 mins on the pitch, as he did last week. Scrumaged well against an experienced outfit. 

Jac Davies just looked solid at 15, decent in the air, threat going forward, his positioning largely seemed on point too - as much as we could see anyway. 

CLJ clearly has talent, which goes beyond the basics of 10 play. His pass to Tomi was very good. 

We've surrounded these players with experience - Cawdor, Jonny Williams, Henry Thomas, Marnus and Ball as examples. That is the right way to develop talent. 

I really think we miss the old AW cup as a means of developing players. We used to blood so many players using that comp, it was perfect. We need to try and bring something like that back, even if it's just friendlies during the 6N. 
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Originally posted by dantheman dantheman wrote:

The most pleasing thing about the last few weeks has been the emergence of a few youngsters who seem immediately up to standard. 

Josh Morse did well in his c.20 mins on the pitch, as he did last week. Scrumaged well against an experienced outfit. 

Jac Davies just looked solid at 15, decent in the air, threat going forward, his positioning largely seemed on point too - as much as we could see anyway. 

CLJ clearly has talent, which goes beyond the basics of 10 play. His pass to Tomi was very good. 

We've surrounded these players with experience - Cawdor, Jonny Williams, Henry Thomas, Marnus and Ball as examples. That is the right way to develop talent. 

I really think we miss the old AW cup as a means of developing players. We used to blood so many players using that comp, it was perfect. We need to try and bring something like that back, even if it's just friendlies during the 6N. 
Agree. I think the English have the Premiership Cup, which would be nice, but probably not open to us. Won't be easy if we lose a region, but you could imagine an inter-regional development cup played across the 2 test windows. With only 3 regions, it could just be 4 fixtures each playing the other 2 sides home and away. 
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Originally posted by ap sior ap sior wrote:

Sadly it was an inexperienced try scorer in Page. Cawdor got over the line and then went for the posts to make the conversion easier. Poor thinking there by Page especially when he must have seen what Cawdor did.


It was pretty foggy by then, but I didn't think it was that far out. Not sure how much pressure he was under.


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Originally posted by aber-fan aber-fan wrote:

Originally posted by ap sior ap sior wrote:

Sadly it was an inexperienced try scorer in Page. Cawdor got over the line and then went for the posts to make the conversion easier. Poor thinking there by Page especially when he must have seen what Cawdor did.


It was pretty foggy by then, but I didn't think it was that far out. Not sure how much pressure he was under.


18yrs old first full game everyone building you up to be the next saviour of Welsh rugby and the fog is in oh and the game depends on you 🤔🤔🤔🤔 no pressure at all I would have thought


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The further I get from the match, the less annoyed I am.

A bunch of young players early in their career, taking a valuable learning experience. 
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Originally posted by lofty evans lofty evans wrote:

Originally posted by scarletabroad scarletabroad wrote:

Originally posted by aber-fan aber-fan wrote:

Originally posted by ap sior ap sior wrote:

Sadly it was an inexperienced try scorer in Page. Cawdor got over the line and then went for the posts to make the conversion easier. Poor thinking there by Page especially when he must have seen what Cawdor did.


It was pretty foggy by then, but I didn't think it was that far out. Not sure how much pressure he was under.


18yrs old first full game everyone building you up to be the next saviour of Welsh rugby and the fog is in oh and the game depends on you 🤔🤔🤔🤔 no pressure at all I would have thought


Best learning is experience, 

Correct Lofty.
Today Brython Thunder played Edinburgh  ..away. They won  14-7 , their first win.
At scrum half was my daughter, who is 29 and with 30 Welsh caps .
At outside half was Ffion Williams from Abergele, barely 18, if that.
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Originally posted by Wasp Wasp wrote:

Originally posted by dantheman dantheman wrote:

The most pleasing thing about the last few weeks has been the emergence of a few youngsters who seem immediately up to standard. 

Josh Morse did well in his c.20 mins on the pitch, as he did last week. Scrumaged well against an experienced outfit. 

Jac Davies just looked solid at 15, decent in the air, threat going forward, his positioning largely seemed on point too - as much as we could see anyway. 

CLJ clearly has talent, which goes beyond the basics of 10 play. His pass to Tomi was very good. 

We've surrounded these players with experience - Cawdor, Jonny Williams, Henry Thomas, Marnus and Ball as examples. That is the right way to develop talent. 

I really think we miss the old AW cup as a means of developing players. We used to blood so many players using that comp, it was perfect. We need to try and bring something like that back, even if it's just friendlies during the 6N. 
Agree. I think the English have the Premiership Cup, which would be nice, but probably not open to us. Won't be easy if we lose a region, but you could imagine an inter-regional development cup played across the 2 test windows. With only 3 regions, it could just be 4 fixtures each playing the other 2 sides home and away. 
The reason the WRU gave for leaving the Anglo Welsh (which mutated into the Premiership cup) was to set up a regional u25 competition which surprise surprise never happened. I have argued for a regional A team competition during international breaks for years and with 4 teams touring each Autumn each region getting a game would also have been nice.
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  Brace was his usual self z#, dreadfully inconsidtent 
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Brace was his usual self z#, dreadfully inconsidtent 
The late penalty he gave against Badham for “pushing” when chasing a kick was a total howler. It was just a coming together of two players going for the same ball. He’s lucky the Benetton kicker missed.

Some of his penalties for “not rolling away” were very harsh too. 
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